C-LAB is an art collective and organisation that engages with critical and contemporary amalgamations of art, science and technology. Headed up by London-based artists, Howard Boland and Laura Cinti, it focuses on artistic explorations of meaning and idiosyncrasies involving life both organic and synthetic.

C-LAB is internationally recognised as an interdisciplinary art platform that generates and participates in both artistic and scientific forums brokering discussions on the intersections of art and science.

Recent activities include exhibiting living synthetic biology artworks at Techfest 2012, Mumbai, India and curating public art exhibitions for the EU funded European Public Art Centre - EPAC (2010-2012), a European-wide collaboration between organisations exhibiting public artworks focusing on art, science and society for which C-LAB is UK partner.

Synthetic Biology is turning genetic engineering into a simple exercise, with thousands of DNA components - BioBricks - available to program bacteria. What if ordinary citizens want access to these tools?

Now, for the first time, UCL have teamed up with a group of ‘biohackers’ (citizen scientists in molecular biology) to create the world’s first ‘Public BioBrick’.

Join us for an evening exhibition and Q&A hosted by UCL iGEM with C-LAB.

The European Public Art Centre (EPAC) is a collaborative engagement between organisations across Europe focusing on intersections between art, science and society. It consists of nine outdoor exhibition spaces established in participating countries that include Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Portugal, Spain, Poland, UK, Lithuania and Iceland to establish the first ever Europe-wide contemporary art venue.

Now in C-LAB's (UK) third phase of the EPAC programme, where artworks rotate between participating countries, Lithuanian artist Martynas Gaubas presents his artwork THE EMIGRATION.

The European Public Art Centre - EPAC (http://epacpublic.eu) is a collaborative engagement between organisations across Europe focusing on intersections between art, science and society. It consists of eight outdoor exhibition spaces established in participating countries that include Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Portugal, Spain, Poland, UK and Iceland to establish the first ever Europe-wide contemporary art venue.

Now in its second phase of the EPAC programme, artworks rotate between participating countries. In London, the Portuguese artist António Caramelo will present his artwork DREAMING OF A BUTTERFLY (http://epac2.co.uk). By interactively utilising surrounding sound, the work produces an illusion of living butterflies inside the box.

Caramelo’s exhibition follows on from award-winning UK artist Anne Brodie’s BEE BOX (http://epac.c-lab.co.uk) currently on show in Helsinki, Finland.

C-LAB is delighted to announce the first public art exhibition held simultaneously across eight countries in Europe focusing on the relations between art, science and society with support from the European Commission as part of the launch of the European Public Art Centre (EPAC). As the UK representative, award-winning artist, Anne Brodie, will present her artwork, ‘BEE BOX’, for the first time.The ‘BEE BOX’ reminds us of the invisible disappearances of our pollinators. Bees, like us, form communities of workers capable of generating intelligent social interactions. Brodie offers a poetic reflection on the fragility of these communities.Download official press release (pdf)